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‘Minimoon’ which orbited Earth this year was asteroid the size of a car – Yahoo News Australia
The first known minimoon, 2006 RH120, was detected 14 years ago – and the object, 2020 CD3 is only the second one ever spotted.
International Gemini Observatory image of 2020 CD3 obtained with the 8-meter Gemini North telescope on Hawaii (International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/G. Fedorets)
Astronomers got a good look at a minimoon which briefly orbited our planet earlier this year – before disappearing off into space.
The first known minimoon, 2006 RH120, was detected 14 years ago – and the object, 2020 CD3 is only the second one ever spotted.
Minimoons’ are only a few feet across, and each tends to do a stint…
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